Wednesday, April 13

Author and filmmaker Alain Cliche (MTL Punk) launches his third (French-language) novel, Jusqu’à ce que la mort nous chatouille de ses caresses, with an event at Laika that will feature a reading, a soundtrack of new wave, alternative, industrial and psychedelic music and physical book sales (the book will not be available in stores). 4040 St-Laurent, 6–9 p.m., free entry

Cinéma du Parc hosts a screening of independent Canadian documentary The Messenger, which pays homage to the songbird, explains its importance in our ecosystem and compares the species’ uncertain fate to our own. A discussion with bird expert Mélanie Guigeno will follow. (Note that the film will screen again tomorrow night.) 3575 Parc, 7 p.m., $12.50/$11

Montreal quintet SAD are playing Perfecto’s Souper Spectacle, where mac and cheese and wine will be paired with gloomy post-punk. 20 Duluth E., doors/dinner 7 p.m./show 8 p.m., $20 (includes meal & glass of wine)/$5 for the show only

Brooklyn art/dance act Prince Rama (the sisters on the cover of our April issue — see that cover story here) play Casa del Popolo. Bonus: two pretty great live acts, locals Doldrums and Technical Kidman, are opening. 4873 St-Laurent, 9 p.m., $10/$13

Local franco new wave/indie rock band Bermudes are launching their Filles Allégoriques EP at O Patro Vys, with openers Pandacide and a Quebec City act that may or may not be called Nouveau Band. O Patro Vys (356 Mont-Royal E.), 9:30 p.m., $7/$10 with an EP

See our Event Listings for more concert, nightlife, theatre, comedy and community event options. See our Art Listings here.

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